The legacy media is at it again. This time, it’s one Karen Tumulty, a columnist for the Washington Post, who has taken to X to make some misleading (read that as dishonest) claims about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The DOGE’s official X account promptly turned on her and set the record straight, as one should expect.
The DOGE post states in full:
This is inaccurate and misleading. @SocialSecurity is protecting our seniors by ensuring bank accounts aren’t changed with little to no authentication.
Approx. 40% of Social Security direct deposit fraud is associated with fraudsters calling SSA on the phone and changing the direct deposit bank account from the correct one to a fraudulent one.
Starting on March 29, in order to change the direct deposit bank account, one can:
-Change it online using 2FA (Call Center Technicians available to assist beneficiaries with website)
-Change it in person at a SSA Service CenterThis is identical to the fraud protections at almost all major banks, where deposit changes are made either online or in person. All other SSA phone services remain unchanged.
In other words, Social Security is going to require the same level of authentication that your bank would for anyone calling their phone lines and seeking to change account information. There’s nothing unreasonable about that; it’s a vital fraud management issue, it makes a great deal of sense, and frankly, it should have been done ages ago.
It sounds hard to believe that massive government agencies might “accidentally” incur waste fraud or abuse problems.
There is no need to ever audit them. They are 100 % reliable
This mentality is for chickens who trust foxes gaurding the henhouse.